“Unexpected Changes,” “Unknown Vulnerabilities” Is sustainable scalability is a fancy way of saying “roll with the punches?” Maybe. If so, that analogy presumes two things. First, that all business owners know to expect the punches. Second, that we all know where to look for the punches to come from. Right now we are watching multiple […]
More On The Ability To Scale Up Or Down—Especially Now
More On The Ability To Scale Up Or Down —Especially Now Our companies operate in a turbulent business environment where new technologies are reshaping industries, customer preferences are evolving rapidly. and geopolitical equations are shifting dramatically. If you’re struggling to adapt to these quick and challenging transitions, you’re not alone. I have seen some corporate executives […]
Contingency Plan? Now Is A Good Time To Have One
Contingency Plan? Now Is A Good Time To Have One “Confidence is that feeling you have right before you know all the facts.” I have laughed at this adage ever since I have been in business. Ain’t it the truth? I don’t know that I believe some cosmic shift has pushed us into these I-Max-type […]
Best Exercise For Thanksgiving? Counting Our Blessings
Business IT Solutions and IT services in Kendelville, Indiana Elevate your Kendelville, Indiana business with Aptical LLC’s premier IT solutions and managed IT services. Secure, scalable, and user-friendly tech for success. Best Exercise For Thanksgiving? Counting Our Blessings As a First-World nation, all our advanced technologies keep us too well-informed. We must deliberately turn off the news […]
Get Back To Why It All Started
Get Back To Why It All Started I’ve come to appreciate that everyone’s individual story is so interesting. Especially in business, I like to know why and how someone got into the business they are in. I always heard growing up, “it takes all kinds to make a world.” With the increase of news sources […]
Which Two Would You Pick? Price ≥ Quality ≥ Service
Which Two Would You Pick? Price ≥ Quality ≥ Service America is a country of refined consumers. Our economy is consumer-driven, and the art of buying is a tradition handed down from fathers to sons, and from mothers to daughters. Whether it is a car, a refrigerator, an orthodontist, or a vacation—we learn to set […]
Would You Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is?
Would You Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is? “Thanks, but I’m good.” I think it is so American to always answer with confidence when anyone asks about someone’s situation. We have that Yankee/Can Do/Birth of a Nation attitude, and we usually expect to have to be effectively competent in, well, everything. When asked “How […]
Information Technology Should Be Your Partner, Not Your Jailer
Information Technology Should Be Your Partner, Not Your Jailer The relationship between a business and its IT management is a real hot button for me. There is no choice but to have computers and other forms of Information Technology in today’s competitive markets. Tech is a must-do, just like lights on every day and heat […]
The Price And The Cost
The Price And The Cost The Price And The Cost Price and cost are not the same thing. I address these two similar-but-different perceptions in business often. “Price” can be a seller’s decision about the value of his product or service, or it can be what the buyer chooses to pay for a product or […]
My New Year’s Declaration For 2021
My New Year’s Declaration For 2021 I suspect everyone makes at least one New Year’s resolution that they say out loud, then they acknowledge several resolutions that they just keep to themselves. I would like to share with you my New Year’s declaration, rather than any resolutions. I declare that I absolutely believe in the […]